Airman 1st Class Krystal Chase is a ceremonial guardsman in the United States Air Force Honor Guard at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bahja J. Jones)
Maj. Michael Korb and Senior Airman Kevin Merritt review survival information for an upcoming C-130 Hercules mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 15, 2013. Korb is the 746th Exped More
Tech. Sgt. Abdul-Ganeu Abdulai unhooks a C-130 Hercules from a tow truck prior to an engine run at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 29, 2013. Abdulai is a 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Ma More
Senior Airman Grant Bednar uses a personal digital assistant to access a form used to calculate the weights and balances of the aircraft and the cargo in preparation for a C-130 Hercules mission at the 379th Ai More
Senior Airman Zachary Kizer performs a system check on a KC-135 Stratotanker at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 7, 2013. The cooling sock attachment created by the 379th Expeditionary O More
Tech. Sgt. David Burns processes an aircrew member through emigrations at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 8, 2013. Burns is a 379th AEW Host Nation Coordination Cell customs and immigra More
Airman 1st Class Orlando Misaalefua installs a pitot tube cover on a KC-135 Stratotanker during a thru flight inspection at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 13, 2013. Misaalefua is a 340 More
Tech. Sgt. Thomas Miller clears an aircraft for takeoff as Senior Airman Kevin Krippner surveys the flightline at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 13, 2013. Miller is the 379th Expeditio More
Capt. Thomas Bratton grabs equipment from aircrew flight equipment prior to departure for a C-130 Hercules mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 14, 2013. Bratton is a 746th Expedi More
Staff Sgt. Erick Hall completes a hand receipt for returned flight equipment at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 19, 2013. Hall is the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron B-1 More
Base honor guardsmen stand ready to learn a new technique during a weekly practice at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 19, 2013. The base honor guard’s primary tasking is to support unit More
Comedian Dean Edwards tells jokes to a Grand Slam audience during a comedy tour performance at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 24, 2013. Edwards made his big break on Russell Simmons’ “ More
Senior Airman Carlos Mancebo assists U.S. Army Spc. DeMario Jones with a cash transaction at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 26, 2013. Mancebo is a 379th Expeditionary Comptroller Squad More
Staff Sgt. Isaiah Puma installs an antenna shield on an electronic countermeasure pod, which protects the individual from radio frequencies and takes readings at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest As More
Chief Master Sgt. Marcus Johnson addresses a Grand Slam audience during a Senior NCO Induction Ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 30, 2013. Johnson was the keynote speaker for More
Airman 1st Class Matthew Carlson prepares an aerosurface assembly to be fitted onto a laser joint directed attack munition during a bomb build at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 2, 201 More
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Kertulis sets up a litter prior to a Mobile Field Surgical Team and Expeditionary Critical Care Team exercise at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 6, 2013. Kertulis i More
Members of the French air forces pose for a photo at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 12, 2013. As liaisons for the French air force, their primary mission is to incorporate French airc More
Capt. Charneice McKenzie poses beside a barrier at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 25, 2013. McKenzie distinguished herself among her peers and was selected to receive a Science, Techn More
Staff Sgt. Eugene Dolor helps a customer mail a package at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 17, 2013. The 379th AEW is the only location in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of r More
Service members representing the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force participate in a prisoners of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. More
U.S. Army Spc. Steven Payne secures straps to hold energy dissipating material to fuel barrels at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 23, 2013. The cardboard-like material is used to absor More
The 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron successfully flew a mission in support of the Remotely Operated Video Enhancement Receiver (ROVER) Internet Protocol Network, or RIPN, project, Sept. 24, 2013. During the dem More
Staff Sgt. Sarah Sarten uses valves to control the pressure of liquid oxygen while filling a cart at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 1, 2013. Cryogenics technicians work with “compress More
Senior Airman Eric Lobina sorts through hardware to turn-in to the supply warehouse at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct 7, 2013. As the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron propeller More
C-17 Globemaster III aircrew members walk toward their aircraft with equipment in-hand prior to a mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 13, 2013. The Globemaster III is capable of More
Tech. Sgt. Mohammed Abouhashem rewires a boom nozzle for a KC-135 Stratotanker at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 15, 2013. The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron repair the aircr More
Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph Wright IV, speaks to Capt. Natasha Blankenship during a visit at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 22, 2013. Wright, along with his chaplain assistant is assigned More
Capt. Golden Broughton gives military spouses a B-1B Lancer mission brief during a Command Sponsorship Program tour at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 23, 2013. The CSP leverages resour More
The Lost Trailers drummer, Eric Flores, gets into the music during a performance at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. During the 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron hosted event, the Am More
Volunteers receive a briefing prior to a hospital tour during a victim advocacy training course at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Upon completion of the 40-hour certification course, the service members were More
Capt. Shannon Williams performs an external pre-flight inspection on a C-21 Firebass at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Nov. 5, 2013. Distinguished visitor transport is a key resource in a d More
Senior Airman Demarius Jackson takes a call on an aircraft status update at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Nov. 2, 2013. The Maintenance Operation Center acts as a liaison to leadership in More
Gen. Mike Hostage is shown the Blood Transshipment Center’s dry ice storage capability during an immersion at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. In addition to being the hub for blood and produ More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, flies over a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey at the Dubai World Central in Jebel Ali, Dubai, Nov. 15 in preparation for the 2013 Dubai A More
Master Sgt. Kyle Williams and Senior Airman Brian Zorn load gates onto a gator to be posted around aircraft at the Dubai World Central Airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates Nov. 15. The airmen assigned to More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Lucero stands in front of a MV-22 Osprey during a preflight engine run at the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 16, 201 More
The C-130J Hercules sits centrally between an F-18 Hornet and an F-15E Strike Eagle during the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17, 2013. All Depart More
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Joseph Fry explains the capabilities of the AH-1Z Cobra during the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17, 2013. The U.S. parti More
U.S. Navy Lt. Mike Lane talks to a spectator about the E-2 Hawkeye during the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17, 2013. The U.S. participates in th More
Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Maddock shows Ms. Heidi Grant features on the C-130J during the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, Nov. 18, 2013. Maddock is a C130J loadmaster deploye More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mickael Clemann explains the tilt rotor technology of the MV-22 Osprey to spectators during the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, Nov. 18, 2013. Clemann More
U.S. Air Force maintenance crews tow a E-2A Hawkeye from the aircraft display area at the Dubai World Central Airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 20, 2013. Quick thinking by the five maintenance Ai More
Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron set up gates around aircraft Nov. 15 at the Dubai World Central Airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, prior to the 2013 Dubai Airshow No More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Roark performs a function check during a C-130 Hercules engine run at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 29, 2013. Roark is the 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance More
Tech. Sgt. Wolfe Wendell loads water onto a C-130 Hercules in preparation for a mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 6, 2013. Wendell is a 746th Air Expeditionary Squadron duty lo More
Capt. Eric Ray shows the tubing on a mobile air conditioning and heating unit prior to adding the cooling sock created by the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment airmen at t More
Master Sgt. Shantay L. Pierce and Staff Sgt. Derek Cary in-process incoming service members at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 8, 2013. Pierce is the 379th AEW Host Nation Coordination More
Senior Airman Kevin Krippner fills out a flight progress strip used to keep track of aircraft entering and exiting the airfield at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 13, 2013. Krippner is More
Airman 1st Class Marcus Torres selects a tool from a kit to be used during a KC-135 thru flight inspection at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 13, 2013. Torres is a 340th Expeditionary A More
Senior Airman Mayra Colon-Santiago issues a helmet to Capt. Nick Dale prior to a C-130 Hercules mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 15, 2013. Colon-Santiago is a 379th Expedition More
Master Sgt. Devin Carter shows honor guardsmen the instruction they follow to execute saber manuals during a weekly practice at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 19, 2013. Carter is the b More
Staff Sgt. Erick Hall measures a cord attached to a lensatic compass before placement in a survival vest at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 19, 2013. Hall is the 379th Expeditionary Ope More
audience during a comedy tour performance at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 24, 2013. Edwards made his big break on Russell Simmons’ “Def Comedy Jam” and has since made countless telev More
Tech. Sgt. Adrian Johnson assists Capt. Josh Caskey with a financial inquiry at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 26, 2013. Johnson is the 379th Expeditionary Comptroller Squadron custome More
Staff Sgt. Daniel Felice applies heat sink to a high voltage power supply, which help cool the electronics within the electronic countermeasure pod at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 26 More
Master sergeant selects stand at attention prior to receiving certificates during the Senior NCO Induction Ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 30, 2013. This year’s Air Force-wi More
Senior Airman Jesse Bermudez places a sleeve on a laser sensor as Staff Sgt. Everett Myles reviews the technical data during a bomb build at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 2, 2013. Be More
Senior Airman Richard Lindley puts together a medical litter stretcher stand during a Mobile Field Surgical Team and Expeditionary Critical Care Team exercise at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest As More
Staff Sgt. Bradley Schuster and Airman 1st Class Ramon Torres Vazquez scan packages into their tracking system at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 17, 2013. Schuster is a 379th Expediti More
Service members gather for a prisoner of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. Every year on the third Friday in September, milita More
U.S. Army Spc. Steven Payne cuts straps to hold energy dissipating material to fuel barrels at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 23, 2013. The cardboard-like material is used to absorb t More
Chief Master Sgt. Keith Hunt prepares a 9-line to transmit over the radio during a Remotely Operated Video Enhancement Receiver (ROVER) Internet Protocol Network, or RIPN project field test at the 379th Air Exp More
Staff Sgt. Sarah Sarten and Senior Airman John Justiniano purge a hose ensure only clean liquid oxygen is used to fill a cart at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 1, 2013. Cryogenics tech More
Airman 1st Class Michelle Bonnin completes digital forms for hardware to turn-in to the supply warehouse at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 7, 2013. As the 379th Expeditionary Maintenan More
Capt. Kevin Grasse loads data into avionics equipment prior to a C-17 Globemaster III mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 13, 2013. Capable of strategic delivery of troops and a More
Senior Airman Wil Parker uses a hose cutting machine to cut a high-pressure Teflon hose at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 15, 2013. Beyond support to KC-135 Stratotankers, the 379th Ex More
Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph Wright IV and Staff Sgt. Jamyal Lett visit Tech. Sgt. Sharron Bowser at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 22, 2013. Each chaplain is assigned to a group within the More
Col. Bryan Harris shows military spouses the bomb carriage on a B-1B Lancer during a Command Sponsorship Program tour at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 23, 2013. The CSP leverages reso More
Staff Sgt. Erin Frederick and Staff Sgt. Chris Ericksen dance during a performance by the "Lost Trailers,” an American country band, at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 31, 2013. Frederi More
Tech. Sgt. Casandra Nevins looks through a Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit during a victim advocacy training course at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Nov. 2, 2013. Looking at the kit More
1st Lt. Geoff Howard removes a dust cover from the engine of a C-21 Firebass at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Nov. 5, 2013. Distinguished visitor transport is a key resource in a deployed More
Gen. Mike Hostage signs a wall in the Blood Transshipment Center at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2013. Distinguished visitors are invited to sign the BTC’s “wall-of-fame” after r More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, flies over a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey at the Dubai World Central in Jebel Ali, Dubai, Nov. 15 in preparation for the 2013 Dubai More
U.S. Marine Sgts. Joseph Lucero (front) and Devon Morris perform an exterior preflight of the MV-22 Osprey prior to a familiarization flight at the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central in Jebel Ali, Un More
A U.S. Navy E-2 Hawkeye sits beside a U. S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey during 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17, 2013. The U.S. participates in the More
U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules crew members talk to spectators during the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, Nov. 18, 2013. The C-130 crew is assigned to the 746th Expeditionary More
Ms. Heidi Grant greets a C130J crew supporting the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, Nov. 18, 2013. All U.S. military assets participating in the Airshow are deployed within th More
Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, Marine Forces Central Command commander, greets UH-1Y Huey aircrews during the 2013 Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 19, 2013. More
U.S. Army Spc. Valerie Reed ties straps to hold energy dissipating material to fuel barrels at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 23, 2013. The cardboard-like material is used to absorb t More
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, flies over the Dubai World Central in Jebel Ali, Dubai, Nov. 15 in preparation for the 2014 Dubai Airshow Nov. 17-21. The U.S. has par More
Tech. Sgt. James Romero performs an engine run on a C-130 Hercules at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 29, 2013. Romero is a 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief depl More
Senior Airman Nick Brandt performs an operations check on an oxygen tank in preparation for a C-130 Hercules mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 6, 2013. Brandt is a 764th Expedi More
Staff Sgts. Henry Crankshaw and Kevin Morse fold the cooling sock they designed and created, which improves the airflow of mobile air conditioning and heating units on KC-135 Stratotankers prior to take off at More
Staff Sgt. Eneida X. Roper-Cary reminds service members to remove all prohibited items from their luggage before they proceed through customs the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 8, 2013. Ro More
Senior Airman Lauren Hornbaker surveys the flightline at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 13, 2013. Hornbaker is a 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller More
Tech. Sgt. Derrick Melrose opens a can of oil before pouring it into a KC-135 Stratotanker engine during a thru flight inspection at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 13, 2013. Melrose is More
Master Sgt. Nattessa Tolle is issued a 9 mm pistol prior to a C-130 Hercules Mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 15, 2013. Tolle is a 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 l More
Honor guardsmen learn to execute saber manuals during a weekly practice at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 19, 2013. The base honor guard’s primary tasking is to support unit and morale More
Staff Sgt. Erick Hall and Maj. Eric Alvarez check pre-flight oxygen equipment prior to a B-1B Lancer mission using a Scot Communications and Oxygen Tester at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, More
Comedian Jay Larson animatedly tells jokes to a Grad Slam audience during a comedy tour performance at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 24, 2013. Larson has had several television appear More
Senior Airman Shawn Ward pulls a circuit card out of an electronic countermeasure pod during a troubleshoot at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 26, 2013. Ward is a 379th Expeditionary Ma More
Tech. Sgt. Michael Meyer assists a customer with a financial inquiry at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 26, 2013. Meyer is a 379th Expeditionary Comptroller Squadron customer service te More
Tech. Sgt. Brian Badstibner walks through a saber team during a senior NCO induction ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 30, 2013. The procession through the saber team represen More
Senior Airman Jesse Bermudez and Staff Sgt. Everett Myles prepare the fin on a laser joint directed attack munition during a bomb build at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 2, 2013. Berm More
Capt. Ronnie Nash attaches an IV pump to a litter during a Mobile Field Medical Team and Expeditionary Critical Care Team exercise at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 6, 2013. Nash is a More
Master Sgt. Nick Willoughby has his parcel inspected by Senior Airman Christopher Silva at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. All outgoing packages must be inspected prior to shipment. Willough More
Grand Slam honor guardsmen carry the U.S. League of Families prisoner of war and missing in action flag before raising it over a memorial at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 20, 2013. T More